Advice for buying tickets for Saturday

Submitted by taistreetsmyhero on March 22nd, 2018 at 10:28 PM

Curious to hear about experiences of people who went today. Prices on Stubhub aren't too bad right now. Should I wait until after the Gonzaga/FSU game to buy? Were will call lines super long at Staples Center?

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corundum

March 22nd, 2018 at 10:30 PM ^

Pray for Kentucky, Kansas, or Duke to lose.

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Billy Seamonster

March 22nd, 2018 at 10:33 PM ^

Either you’re alluding to the future or just dumb, but none of those teams have anything to do with Saturday.

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corundum

March 22nd, 2018 at 10:35 PM ^

My bad, I thought he was referring to F4 tickets.

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Billy Seamonster

March 22nd, 2018 at 10:44 PM ^

Sorry to call you dumb. I didn’t mean it. We are all friends.

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WichitanWolverine

March 22nd, 2018 at 11:01 PM ^

You're all jacked up on a Michigan beatdown!

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NightTrain5

March 22nd, 2018 at 10:34 PM ^

I see you’re a dessert before dinner kind of guy.

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Sopwith

March 22nd, 2018 at 10:32 PM ^

but I compared the seats at halftime today vs. last night, and they had dropped dramatically by comparison. Less than $50 will get you in the door last time I checked. I suspect a few Texans were dumping at halftime :)

I decided to nab a really great suite seat right at about midcourt for $99 plus fees, but I'm sure I could have been more patient and gotten an even better deal when the fans of Gonaza-FSU loser start dumping their second game tix.

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taistreetsmyhero

March 22nd, 2018 at 10:33 PM ^

All I can find is $50-100 for nosebleeds.

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Sopwith

March 22nd, 2018 at 10:45 PM ^

I sorted by "value" and that particular one jumped out. It may have been an outlier but I would definitely keep checking tonight or set up an alert.

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Billy Seamonster

March 22nd, 2018 at 10:32 PM ^

JUST BUY A TICKET. Regardless of cost, a life experience is worth it.

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taistreetsmyhero

March 22nd, 2018 at 10:34 PM ^

I would just prefer to buy the best ticket for the price...

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Billy Seamonster

March 22nd, 2018 at 10:46 PM ^

Good. Some people would fret over the cost. Get the best ticket you can and enjoy it. A lot of us from afar would happily pay $200 for a good seat to a game if it was nearby. Daggone wife and kids.

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jmblue

March 22nd, 2018 at 10:48 PM ^

Wait for this FSU-Gonzaga game to end. If the Zags lose there will be a lot of available tickets. Their fans really travel.

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WichitanWolverine

March 22nd, 2018 at 10:43 PM ^

Any help is appreciated! See you guys Saturday!

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StraightDave

March 22nd, 2018 at 10:52 PM ^

Different venue but when Michigan played Florida in the Elite 8 in Dallas, I paid $16 for two awesome tickets. It cost more to park than to watch the game. Also if you are around LA, the fans of the losing team in the late game will be giving away tickets.

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oHOWiHATEohioSTATE

March 22nd, 2018 at 10:53 PM ^

Buy now. If you think FSU will win wait until tomorrow afternoon.

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WorldwideTJRob

March 22nd, 2018 at 10:56 PM ^

Wait outside the stadium and get them off the losing team fans...might get them for cheap

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WichitanWolverine

March 22nd, 2018 at 11:02 PM ^

Or you might get royally fucked. I don't have the stones for that.

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StraightDave

March 22nd, 2018 at 11:08 PM ^

I know it’s California but someone has to lose.

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WorldwideTJRob

March 22nd, 2018 at 11:12 PM ^

Not from my experience! Especially if you catch students from that school, they just want some quick cash!

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GoBlueMAGNUS

March 22nd, 2018 at 11:24 PM ^

There’s enough mad fans that you could buy quite a few pairs for next to nothing or even free. Just under half elite 8 tickets go unused.

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Seth

March 23rd, 2018 at 12:23 AM ^

This is actually a really good idea. Losing fans are in a rotten mood and want to just offload the tickets and get out of town, not have to think about them. You also save yourself the cost of the reseller. See if you can identify the blob of people leaving from the nicer seats. Offer them $20 for their seats tomorrow. You might get a hit.

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Manoli

March 22nd, 2018 at 11:09 PM ^

Any folks with tickets to both sessions know if Michigan will have the same sections allocated on a Saturday? They were the “Home” team today. Looking to buy for Saturday and want to make sure there is no change. Normally I would say yes because they remain the higher seed, but currently FSU is the acting “home” team.

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